204 - The Hardest Part of Marching Season?

We recap a fantastic Dyer County Competition - the Choctaw Classic.  Then we preview the Division I and II State Competitions as well as the Bandmasters Championship at the Liberty Bowl this weekend!  And we ask the question - are you nervous or excited when you perform at a competition for the final time?

We are back!  Fall Break is over and we recap the competitions that happened since then - Huntingdon, BOA Memphis, Bethel, and Gibson County.  And then we preview all 24 of the great bands that will be at the Dyer County "Choctaw Classic"!

A short and sweet episode of interviews from the Gibson County Marching Invitational.  We hear from Students from McNairy, Brookland (AR), Germantown, and Union City.  It was a beautiful day with some great performances by these students!!

We talk with David Aydelott, who hosts the Tennessee Bandmasters Association Bandstand Podcast.  You can also hear this talk when you search for TBABandstand podcast.   We share our visions of uniting the Band families of Tennessee, talk about our experiences in band, and discuss how doing this podcast has opened our eyes to a bigger world outside of our band room walls.

We interview a few judges and students at the Huntingdon Marching Invitational!

We preview a unique approach to finals with Huntingdon's contest, and a big event at the Liberty Bowl with the Bands of America national circuit.  

We recap the results from the Hornet Invitational and the Arlington Invitational.  Then we preview the 24 bands attending the Union City Invitational.  Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Our final installment of interviews from the 2024 Hornet Invitational.  (apologies for misspelled names!): 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Emma and Macie from Gibson County 5:31 - John Robison, Band Dad from South Gibson 6:40 - Ella Kay and Nate from JCS 16:13 - Riley Robertson, Adalynn Melton, and Lauren Olson 30:33 - outro

Some more great interviews from the 2024 Hornet Invitational (apologies for any misspelled names!): 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Students from Lexington High School 2:15 - Anthony Wright, Shane Gomes, and William Clark from Obion County 10:50 - Corbin Jenkins and Parker Hamilton from South Gibson 12:20 - Andrew Burriss, staff member at Peabody, and Trevor Mayhall, director of Crockett County 28:06 - Melina Hurston and Taylor Robbins from South Gibson 29:49 - percussion students from South Gibson 37:14 - Chloe Garuno from Carroll County 37:59 - outro

With so many great interviews, we decided to break this down into three episodes.  Here is what is in Episode 1 (apologies for any misspelled names!): 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Marcus Milensky and Conner McEvans from Scotts Hill 5:30 - Brylee Bonds, Brian Huxema and Aliyah Wilson from Haywood 6:50 - Jacoby and Ethan from Haywood 11:20 - Kaitlyn Egbert, staff member at Crockett County 12:10 - Mason Lockard and Ethan Baker from Gibson County HS (with special guest Chloe Pemberton) 20:35 - Caden King from Riverside and Warner Boals from Crockett County 39:00 - outro